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Quote from: LTU_btc on April 13, 2023, 04:43:11 AM

Still haven't decided which game I'm going to watch. Feyenoord - Roma, repeat of previous season Conference League final. Quite difficult to predict something here. Feyenoord is looking strong this season, probably going to win Eredivisie, Roma is doing well in Serie A and Mourinho know how to win UEFA cups. My prediction is BTTS today.

The earth is round and they will re-meet after only one season but at a highest level. From Conference League to Europa League is a good upgrade for those clubs.

I don't know about Feyenoord but AS Roma actually have good improvement in this season. They have Dybala who brings more creativeness for their attacking system and their defense system looks to be tighten more and better than in the past season. Roma will have to rely on Mourinho experience in knock-out matches to beat Feyenoord. Good news for them is AS Roma did not spend too much efforts to have a win in a last week match in Serie A. It helps them to have good preparation for a match with Feyenoord.

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Bayer - Union. Bayer is heavy favourite, but probably it wouldn't be big surprise if Union will win, they already made some upsets.

I am unsure about this pair but Bayer actually had good form recently.

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Juventus - Sporting. 1.73 odds for Juve looks a bit weird. They didn't had easy life against Freiburg, while Sporting eliminated Arsenal after all.

Juventus surely are stronger than Sporting and they can stop a dream of Sporting at quarter final round.

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And MU - Sevilla. As much I would like to be wrong, current Sevilla doesn't looks capable to make problems for MU. Odds for MU is too low, I'm going with over 2.5 goals here.

This pair is a most interesting one as Sevilla can make all of us surprised by beating Manchester United and continue to protect their King reputation in Europa League. Manchester United just return to be a club with many problems recent weeks and it gives Sevilla more chances to beat United.

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Still haven't decided which game I'm going to watch. Feyenoord - Roma, repeat of previous season Conference League final. Quite difficult to predict something here. Feyenoord is looking strong this season, probably going to win Eredivisie, Roma is doing well in Serie A and Mourinho know how to win UEFA cups. My prediction is BTTS today.
Bayer - Union. Bayer is heavy favourite, but probably it wouldn't be big surprise if Union will win, they already made some upsets.
Juventus - Sporting. 1.73 odds for Juve looks a bit weird. They didn't had easy life against Freiburg, while Sporting eliminated Arsenal after all.
And MU - Sevilla. As much I would like to be wrong, current Sevilla doesn't looks capable to make problems for MU. Odds for MU is too low, I'm going with over 2.5 goals here.

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Arsenal were really trolling against Sporting in the rematch and they paid for their mistakes later on. I really didn't understand how Arsenal were that much bad in Emirates. In the end we watched them playing really effectively in Portugal and that just increased my expectation level from Arsenal. I was expecting to see a comfortable win for them honestly.

Instead they just struggled more than the first leg. After equalizing the score Sporting improved their self-confidence and this helped them even eliminate Arsenal. This was a big opportunity for Arsenal to win the Europa League title as they were having a really solid season. But they just turned it down.

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Quote from: LTU_btc on March 18, 2023, 01:59:11 PM

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And Bayer - Union SG. Difficult to predict something here because you simply don't know what to expect from Union.

share thoughts on other pairs, but no matter I am Leverkusen fan, Union SG should be a favorite here
they kicked Union Berlin in last round, and Union is much better this season than Leverkusen, so should be easier for them (it is never easier, but one can draw conclusion based on previous results)

and Union SG is holding real good in Jupiler league as well, last season they were underdogs, now they are considered top team

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That moment when MU have to travel to same city second round in a row and so far they faced only Spanish teams. As much as I would like to be wrong, I must admit that MU is main favorite now to win trophy. Europa league is Sevilla favorite tournamnet, but I doubt that they can make big problems for Red Devils.
Juventus - Sporting is 50/50 pair. And I got impression that in recent season Italian teams have lot of difficulties with Portuguese teams.
Feyenoord - Roma. Repeat of last season Conference league final. Now I would give advantage for Feyenoord, but you can't understimate Mourinho in knockout stages.
And Bayer - Union SG. Difficult to predict something here because you simply don't know what to expect from Union.

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Quote from: slaman29 on March 17, 2023, 08:03:23 AM

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United, Sevilla, Juventus, Sporting, Leverkusen, Roma are all trophy candidates, IMO, only Royale and Feyenoord chances are a bit lower, but Feyenoord has a really good season (weekend will have big decision on their season against Ajax)
wanted to see Fenerbahce in next round, but Sevilla is in EL on their playground

Imagine that just last year I would pick Sevilla and Juventus easily. I wouldn't even have put Arsenal in Last 16. But now the obvious favorite here is United, and they will probably try their best to make sure they have 2 trophies.

Sevilla loves this cup we all know that but I agree Feyenoord is also to eye, but they probably want to focus on Ajax and keeping their place?

Looking at the remaining eight teams in the UEFA Europa League competition and without being sentimental, it's very obvious to every football fan that Manchester United is the favourite team to win the cup at the end of the season judging by every teams their general performances this season

But the fact that they'll have to eliminate Sevilla who is the most successful club in the competition to achieve their task should be major concern for the club. And Juventus who also performing very well this season is also in the same match-up with them

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Quote from: buwaytress on March 16, 2023, 09:33:51 AM

Rooting for Arsenal all the way, they should be comfortable but if I know Arteta, he'll want them to keep momentum. I hear rumours of Jesus coming back finally, might be an opportunity for his to shake off some of the rust. Saka just spoke in an interview saying he'd want to play every single moment he can though Wink

Arsenal just got eliminated by Sporting. Shocking result in London honestly,didnt expect that Sporting would pass Arsenal. I think that goal from the half of the field turned things into Sportings way and gaved them a boost in the penalties. Arsenal now has to focus on Premier league.

Arsenal who are at the top of the Premier League standings can be eliminated by Sporting. The match was full of high intensity which made Arsenal have to shoot each other on penalties. The performance of the two teams until the extra round clashed strategies, at least Arsenal will focus more on the Premier League. Now the favorite club in the Europa League is Manchester United. The only Premier League representative who should be able to win a trophy this season. However, Erik Ten Hag's journey was not easy and Juventus and Roma were still the most dominant clubs as obstacles.

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Quote from: casperBGD on March 17, 2023, 04:33:24 AM

United, Sevilla, Juventus, Sporting, Leverkusen, Roma are all trophy candidates, IMO, only Royale and Feyenoord chances are a bit lower, but Feyenoord has a really good season (weekend will have big decision on their season against Ajax)
wanted to see Fenerbahce in next round, but Sevilla is in EL on their playground

Imagine that just last year I would pick Sevilla and Juventus easily. I wouldn't even have put Arsenal in Last 16. But now the obvious favorite here is United, and they will probably try their best to make sure they have 2 trophies.

Sevilla loves this cup we all know that but I agree Feyenoord is also to eye, but they probably want to focus on Ajax and keeping their place?

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Quote from: buwaytress on March 16, 2023, 09:33:51 AM

Rooting for Arsenal all the way, they should be comfortable but if I know Arteta, he'll want them to keep momentum. I hear rumours of Jesus coming back finally, might be an opportunity for his to shake off some of the rust. Saka just spoke in an interview saying he'd want to play every single moment he can though Wink

Arsenal is out, but teams in QF are promising good next round, probably more fight than in CL, where there are some teams that are already seeing their way out (Inter, Milan)

United, Sevilla, Juventus, Sporting, Leverkusen, Roma are all trophy candidates, IMO, only Royale and Feyenoord chances are a bit lower, but Feyenoord has a really good season (weekend will have big decision on their season against Ajax)
wanted to see Fenerbahce in next round, but Sevilla is in EL on their playground

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Quote from: buwaytress on March 16, 2023, 09:33:51 AM

Rooting for Arsenal all the way, they should be comfortable but if I know Arteta, he'll want them to keep momentum. I hear rumours of Jesus coming back finally, might be an opportunity for his to shake off some of the rust. Saka just spoke in an interview saying he'd want to play every single moment he can though Wink

Arsenal just got eliminated by Sporting. Shocking result in London honestly,didnt expect that Sporting would pass Arsenal. I think that goal from the half of the field turned things into Sportings way and gaved them a boost in the penalties. Arsenal now has to focus on Premier league.

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Villarreal getting eliminated by Anderlecht is biggest upset. I saw them as serious contender to win trophy, but when you lose against Anderlecht at home, about what we can talk? Very solid AZ Alkmaar performance against Lazio nad deserved win.
So, I think now we have 4 contenders - West Ham, AZ, Fiorentina and Nice without clear favorite and draw tomorrow will be very big factor.

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It is worth noting that Fenerbahce's odds are getting lower and lower and they are becoming the favorite. I think the worst case scenario is that the match will go to extra time. I'm thinking of a 2-0 scoreline but I'm not sure. It's a very important match and Fenerbahçe has the squad to eliminate Seville.
Arsenal will play at home this time and they are the advantageous side.The first match ended 2-2 away, but their opponents are not an easy opponent and they know that.I think Arsenal will win this match and go through the round. A goal-scoring encounter may be waiting for us again.

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Rooting for Arsenal all the way, they should be comfortable but if I know Arteta, he'll want them to keep momentum. I hear rumours of Jesus coming back finally, might be an opportunity for his to shake off some of the rust. Saka just spoke in an interview saying he'd want to play every single moment he can though Wink

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Quote from: slaman29 on March 11, 2023, 07:30:08 AM

But for sure that's my fantasy manager mentality.

United definitely feels like a timebomb I couldn't agree more. He has improved them all, won a trophy and now expectations are so heavy on people like Rashford.

I don't know, Liverpool holds the time bomb really and it ticked and blew over today just minutes ago.

United can't end this season badly. If they don't qualify in top 4, they weren't really expected to. They already won a trophy, and that's bought a lot of time for them. Rashford thrives on pressure, like all good talents. He'll be fine.

That said, I'm all for United losing every game possible heh.

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Quote from: KTChampions on March 10, 2023, 03:08:43 PM

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The did very well so I lost my bet, but now I'm tempted to again bet on their loss in the next 2 games, especially with the good looking odds. Another thing I feel is that all the Europa teams might do badly in the league?

I don't know about all the teams because everyone's situation in the championship is different. But United seems like a time bomb to me - Ten Hag squeezes all the juice out of their players, including with the help of psychological pressure and his games of big boss and discipline. It may give results in a short period of time, but with such a schedule of games as United have now, failures like in the game with Liverpool will inevitably happen.

Yeah, of course, it's different. I just feel like most of these names don't really have anything with the league anymore. They won't relegate and some will fight for some Europe spots but in the end this will probably feel like their best chance to win prize money for transfers to strengthen teams while also get a ticket to UCL.

But for sure that's my fantasy manager mentality.

United definitely feels like a timebomb I couldn't agree more. He has improved them all, won a trophy and now expectations are so heavy on people like Rashford.

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Quote from: slaman29 on March 10, 2023, 08:06:17 AM

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I would be wary of betting on United - look at their game schedule, almost one game every three days. It is not surprising that they failed at Liverpool and I would not be surprised if they are now in an overall functional decline.

The did very well so I lost my bet, but now I'm tempted to again bet on their loss in the next 2 games, especially with the good looking odds. Another thing I feel is that all the Europa teams might do badly in the league?

I don't know about all the teams because everyone's situation in the championship is different. But United seems like a time bomb to me - Ten Hag squeezes all the juice out of their players, including with the help of psychological pressure and his games of big boss and discipline. It may give results in a short period of time, but with such a schedule of games as United have now, failures like in the game with Liverpool will inevitably happen.

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^^I lost obviously, but I am not regretting any decisions that I made, it was a good bet and it had great odds and I lost fair and square, there is as much losing in betting as winning, if not more and this was just one of them.

Arsenal was the one that hit the hardest because I did not just put that in my parlay ticket but I had a single out bet for that one too in case I lose the parlay one to balance it out, and instead I lost both of them and that made it even worse, wish I did not wagered on that game alone, at least I would have lost just one bet, that is a regret but the parlay was not a regret because it was a magnificent one that I knew had a small chance.

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Honestly, I didn't expect Fenerbahçe to lose. As a Fenerbahçe fan, I'm sorry. Although we had a lot of positions in the first half, we were not effective in front of goal. If we had been successful and skillful in the last strokes, we had a chance to break the match in the first half. The first half was a 2-0 or 3-0 game for Fenerbahce. In the second half, I can say that Jorge jesus actually gifted the match to sevilla with his decisions. The fact that Irfan can stayed in the game for 87 minutes without doing anything pulled the team backwards.

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Quote from: LTU_btc on March 09, 2023, 12:11:02 PM

Union vs Union, interesting moment that they also played in same group in last season Europa league. Both teams aren't doing great recently, but Union Berlin looks like more solid team, it's difficult to beat them at home, so, I'm also backing them.
Betis is interesting choice, I think they have chances to eliminate MU, but I don't believe in their win today, I rather would go with their win on 2nd leg, though, odds will be significantly lover.

Unfortunately I lost all bets on my picks, even avoiding Arsenal didn't prevent me from losing Union Berlin, and now they might be worried they will also draw the 2nd leg. Roma totally surprised me Grin

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I would be wary of betting on United - look at their game schedule, almost one game every three days. It is not surprising that they failed at Liverpool and I would not be surprised if they are now in an overall functional decline.

The did very well so I lost my bet, but now I'm tempted to again bet on their loss in the next 2 games, especially with the good looking odds. Another thing I feel is that all the Europa teams might do badly in the league?

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Quote from: LTU_btc on March 09, 2023, 06:50:51 PM

Union Berlin - Union SG 3:3, what a game, something what I wanted to see. I even don't mind bet that I lost, such game was worth it. Disappointed about Betis. As I said, I didn't expected upset from them today, but after you lose first leg 4:1, there isn't much hope for comeback. Good game between Arsenal and Sporting, gunners didn't had any advantage today, but away draw isn't bad result for them, they're still favorites.
Feyenoord didn't managed to beat Shakhtar, despite their dominance, while Juve won just 1:0 against parked Freiburg bus. Freiburg didn't played football today, their 0.05 xG stats says a lot, but 2nd leg game is going to be tricky with minimal Juve lead.

Holy cow! The Union Berlin vs. Union SG game was so unpredictable, it's hard to imagine. The entire experience was like riding a thrill coaster. The beautiful game's capacity to surprise me at every turn never fails to amaze me. I'll admit that I didn't have high hopes for the game, but oh, was I ever proven wrong! And even though it saddens me to hear that you lost the wager, I have to say that the excitement of the game more than made up for your financial loss. Finally, I want to say that you were absolutely correct in your assessment of the match between Arsenal and Sporting; it was a tough contest, and I have no doubt that the return leg will be equally stressful. Feyenoord, meanwhile, put forth a dominant performance, but today wasn't their lucky day. Let's not overlook Juve's nail-biting victory over Freiburg, either; that was quite the defensive display, no? However, the unexpected is part of what makes sports so exciting. Lastly, I just wanted to add that your analysis of Roma's performance was spot on. They have been fantastic to witness, and I eagerly anticipate seeing if they can keep it up in the next game.

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